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  • Cloud Blog: Hej Sverige! Google Cloud launches new region in Sweden

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/google-cloud-launches-42nd-cloud-region-in-sweden/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hej Sverige! Google Cloud launches new region in Sweden Feedly Summary: We’re thrilled to launch our cloud region in Sweden. More than just another region, it represents a significant investment in Sweden’s future and Google’s ongoing commitment to empowering businesses and individuals with the power of the cloud.…

  • Hacker News: >8 token/s DeepSeek R1 671B Q4_K_M with 1~2 Arc A770 on Xeon

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    Source URL: https://github.com/intel/ipex-llm/blob/main/docs/mddocs/Quickstart/llamacpp_portable_zip_gpu_quickstart.md Source: Hacker News Title: >8 token/s DeepSeek R1 671B Q4_K_M with 1~2 Arc A770 on Xeon Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides a comprehensive guide on using the llama.cpp portable zip to run AI models on Intel GPUs with IPEX-LLM, detailing setup requirements and configuration steps.…

  • Hacker News: SepLLM: Accelerate LLMs by Compressing One Segment into One Separator

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    Source URL: https://sepllm.github.io/ Source: Hacker News Title: SepLLM: Accelerate LLMs by Compressing One Segment into One Separator Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a novel framework called SepLLM designed to enhance the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) by improving inference speed and computational efficiency. It identifies an innovative…

  • The Register: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/fbi_china_pays_75k_per/ Source: The Register Title: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks Feedly Summary: Xi’s freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain…

  • The Register: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/us_government_job_cuts_nsa/ Source: The Register Title: Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Would ‘destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting’ Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on…

  • Hacker News: Superintelligence Strategy

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    Source URL: https://www.nationalsecurity.ai/ Source: Hacker News Title: Superintelligence Strategy Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a new strategic framework for addressing the risks posed by superintelligent AI, particularly in relation to national security. It introduces the concept of Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM) as a deterrent strategy akin to…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/5/google-deepmind-anthropic/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic Feedly Summary: Career Update: Google DeepMind -> Anthropic Nicholas Carlini (previously) on joining Anthropic, driven partly by his frustration at friction he encountered publishing his research at Google DeepMind after their merge with Google Brain. His area of expertise is adversarial…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: QwQ-32B: Embracing the Power of Reinforcement Learning

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/5/qwq-32b/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: QwQ-32B: Embracing the Power of Reinforcement Learning Feedly Summary: QwQ-32B: Embracing the Power of Reinforcement Learning New Apache 2 licensed reasoning model from Qwen: We are excited to introduce QwQ-32B, a model with 32 billion parameters that achieves performance comparable to DeepSeek-R1, which boasts 671 billion parameters…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/03/05/1743246/microsoft-warns-of-chinese-hackers-spying-on-cloud-technology?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft’s report on the Silk Typhoon hacking group emphasizes how advanced persistent threats (APTs) are increasingly targeting cloud applications and remote management tools to conduct supply-chain attacks. The activities of this group…

  • The Register: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/china_silk_typhoon_update/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets Feedly Summary: They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing…